past map events & projects

Events, projects, and activities are organized by individual chapters in their own capacities, and their contents do not necessarily reflect the views of MAP. Chapters work with a high degree of autonomy and minimal intervention from the central organization. Event organizers, however, are encouraged to take steps necessary to ensure events are safe and inclusive spaces for attendees.

Prof. Kristen Case (Maine-Farmington) spoke about her experience on the margins of philosophy. There was then an hour-long discussion about personal experiences on the margins of philosophy and how to make philosophy a more diverse and inclusive field. [University of Maine, Farmington]

Skype Discussion of “In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self” with the author, Mariana Ortega [University of South Florida]

"Roundtable on Minority Success in Philosophy" [University at Albany, SUNY]

“Philosophy Outreach” [University of Bristol]

Keynote: Grant Bartley

INFORMAL GET-TOGETHERS

Saw George Takei speak on diversity and otherness; went for ice cream after [Indiana University]

Women’s Tea [NYU]

Fall Mixer: hosted at faculty representative's house for MAP members with food/drink. [Emory University]

Meet and Greet [University of Maine, Farmington]

Meet and Greet [University of Cambridge]

Two Meet and Greets [University of Warwick]

Meet and Greet [Duquesne University]

Launch Party to get undergraduates engaged and excited about MAP activities. Undergrads played philosophy games and were asked to brainstorm what things they would like to see happening from the department in general. [University of Notre Dame]

Duquesne University: Guided Reading Group Discussions: a member volunteered to lead a discussion on a philosophical text from a minority perspective/concerned with minority issues with the goal of introducing new texts that could be taught at the introductory level. (Authors included Donna Harraway, Rosi Braidotti, and Robert Young.) Discussion was continued on Slack thread

Contacted a local high school that serves underrepresented groups and offers a Theory of Knowledge course; proposed that students from the university teach a course there next semester [Wichita State]

Mentorship Program: Paired 17 undergraduate students with 17 graduate students. The program has helped predominantly women and minority students in the department forge good relations with graduate students. Undergrads report to the Phil Department Undergrad Director that those who are involved with the program are getting a lot out of it. Graduate mentors are expected to meet with mentees at least once a month and the department purchases a coffee for both mentor and mentee for each of those meetings. [University of Notre Dame]

Meetings to discuss race & disability [Ohio State]

Life of a Paper/Talk on Project Vox: Andrew Janiak spoke and led a discussion on Project Vox's work on women in the history of philosophy [Columbia]

Regular meetings discussing various issues on inclusion and diversity in philosophy [Columbia]

This game based event involved two components. First, the students played 60 second philosopher. They were each told to write down the names of as many philosophers as they could think of. Then they were put into teams, and each team received points for philosophers with the following characteristics: female, specialist in Non-western philosophy, part of a minority group, specializes in feminist thought. The team with the most points won. Second, we played a trivia based game. The group was in two teams. We announced a philosopher and asked the students to provide 1) topic philosopher studies 2) major ideas the person is famous for. There were some easy ones such as Descartes and Socrates, then al Ghazalli, Lao Tzu, Confucius, Buddha, Martha Nussbaum etc. We tried to get a range of lesser known, but commonly covered in intro to philosophy courses. The students got points for accurate info and the team with the most points won. We spent a few minutes on each philosopher getting accurate info out there after each round.